Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The redistribution of wealth upwards to the plutocratic elites of corporate executives and the über-rich investor class through government tax policy (the Bush tax cuts) has created the greatest income disparity in the United States since just before the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. The über-rich, through their allies in … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Ain't no hiring. And ain't likely to be any for a good long time." Harold Meyerson at the Washington Post explains a troubling development in the corporate world. The job machine grinds to a halt: The problem isn't merely the greatest downturn since the Great Depression. It's also that big business has … Read more

by David Safier I'm breaking a BfA tradition by making an endorsement in the primary. But since I blog about education so often, I feel like I've earned the right to chime in on the Democratic race for Superintendent of Public Instruction. First let me say, both Penny Kotterman and Jason Williams are miles above … Read more

by David Safier Now this is interesting and, I hope, points to a trend where business leaders begin to realize that crazy-eyed right wing ideologues aren't a profit maker's best friend. The Mesa Chamber of Commerce left Russell Pearce off its endorsement list. "There were some things that Russell said that the committee felt would … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republican politicians always say they support "small business." Only the GOP definition of "small business" is actually corporations, preferably global corporations, not the "mom and pop" small businesses that are not incorporated and are taxed at individual rates. It is small businesses that are the engine of job creation. Small businesses are … Read more